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Scenic Adair Co., KY: Redbud season in Columbia, KY 2012-03-20 - The Chamber Building, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Another Tradition of Excellence The Redbuds are blooming in a grand way around Columbia. This one behind the Chamber Building is a reminder of the effort Sue Stivers gave to the program. For several years, either this parking lot or the front one was the place where 2,000 redbud seedlings were handed out. And for many of us it brings to mind the passion Mayor Pat Bell had for the program. The trees in the 800 and 900 blocks of Jamestown Street are turning on this spring, as he intended them to do. It was a project he personally oversaw, as they were planted and as they need protection - police, parental, or one would have thought, severe punishment for any who might harm them. Beautification was a project for Mayor Bell's buddy and predecessor, Coy Downey, who was responsible for a mass planting of those. Today, Mayor Mark Harris, while not citing the noble work of these mayors who came before, promise to continue the beautification of Downtown Columbia, and another Adair County tradition of excellence lives on. - EW Permalink | Comments?

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